France to get shot at 1B in Minnesota
Feb 17 2025
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins
NEWS: Newly acquired INF Ty France will be the starting first baseman.
IMPACT: Medium
BHQ SPIN: Mgr Rocco Baldelli said France will be the team’s starting first baseman in 2025. After a career 20-HR season in 2022, France followed up with 12 and 13 HR in the next two, and his BA fell also, all the way to .234 in 2024. The 30-year-old had a heel injury last June that optimists would cite as the reason for his .236/.284/.358 second half slashline. With France given the nod at 1B, that moves Jose Miranda and Edouard Julien to bench roles. While that is a disappointment for a pair of players in their mid-20s, the path for more PT remains as Royce Lewis and Byron Buxton have had more than their fair share of...
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